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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Emperor of the French (1852–1870). A nephew of Napoleon I, he led the opposition to Louis Philippe and became president of the Second Republic (1848–1852). After proclaiming himself emperor (1852), he instituted reforms and rebuilt Paris. His successful imperialist ventures were overshadowed by a failed campaign in Mexico (1861–1867) and the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), which resulted in his deposition.
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- noun nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871 (1808-1873)
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Examples
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Three years later, faced with a Bourbon royalist challenge, he staged a coup, changed the name of the Second Republic to the Second Empire, and took the title Napoleon III.
The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008
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Louis-Napoleon Oui-Oui was elected to the presidency of France after the Revolution of 1848, becoming Emperor of the French under the name Napoleon III.
The Last Great Dance on Earth Sandra Gulland 2001
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Louis-Napoleon Oui-Oui was elected to the presidency of France after the Revolution of 1848, becoming Emperor of the French under the name Napoleon III.
The Last Great Dance on Earth Sandra Gulland 2001
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Or he may simply go along with his party and prove to be what Bismarck called Napoleon III, namely "a sphinx without a riddle." close
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So wrote Émile Zola 1902, referring to Napoleon III’s incapacitation by stones in his bladder.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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So wrote Émile Zola 1902, referring to Napoleon III’s incapacitation by stones in his bladder.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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The last person who had anything made of spider silk was Napoleon III's wife, Empress Eugenie -- and the gloves were small and grey, not the dazzling gold of the shawl that the artists made, which is at the Venice Biennale right now.
Evie Evangelou: Art Made of Spider Silk? Evie Evangelou 2011
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Bremner is now writing an updated English translation of Jacques Offenbach's light and satirical work which parodied the regime of Napoleon III.
Rory Bremner to parody Bullingdon Club with translation of comic opera 2011
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Offenbach was sending up the gods and ... the second empire of Napoleon III.
Rory Bremner to parody Bullingdon Club with translation of comic opera 2011
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The last person who had anything made of spider silk was Napoleon III's wife, Empress Eugenie -- and the gloves were small and grey, not the dazzling gold of the shawl that the artists made, which is at the Venice Biennale right now.
Evie Evangelou: Art Made of Spider Silk? Evie Evangelou 2011
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